Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Gillibrand Blasts Republicans For Prioritizing Trump’s Vanity Projects And Political Pay-Offs Over The American People During Budget Reconciliation Process, Gillibrand Will Vote To Kill President Trump’s Corrupt Slush Fund And Lower Costs For Working Families Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand…

Gillibrand Demands Action To Combat Doctor Shortages In New York Trump Administration Bottlenecks In J-1 Visa Processing Are Causing Physician Shortages Across New York International Medical Graduates Make Up Over One-Third Of New York’s Physician Workforce Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand…

Gillibrand Introduces Groundbreaking New Bill To Regulate The Pentagon’s Use Of Artificial Intelligence Bill Would Prohibit the Use of AI to Target or Launch Nuclear Weapons, Conduct Mass Domestic Surveillance, or Develop Offensive Fully Autonomous Weapons Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand…

Gillibrand, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Food Safety Amid Trump Administration Restructure Of Inspection Agency U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with 19 of her Senate colleagues, raised concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to reorganize the Food Safety and Inspection…

Following Gillibrand’s Push, Trump Administration Finally Releases Long-Delayed Homelessness Data Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittee, announced that the U.S. Department of…

Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Push To Expand Cancer Screening Coverage For 9/11 Responders And Survivors Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2), led a bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress in…

Gillibrand Announces Initiative To Protect And Improve Long-Term Care Amid Trump Administration Attacks Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a plan to improve access to and affordability of long-term care for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and their families. This plan…

Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge EPA To Address Microplastics Pollution To Protect Americans’ Health U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with seven of her Senate colleagues, wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the Trump administration to address plastic pollution and develop…

Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Crack Down On Hate Crimes U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D‑NY) reintroduced the Hate Crimes Commission Act, bicameral legislation to strengthen the nation’s response to hate crimes, improve hate crime reporting, and identify strategies to prevent…

Gillibrand Hails Senate Passage Of Her Bipartisan Bill To Protect Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY’S) Law, which she co-leads with Sen. Ted Cruz…

Gillibrand Announces $20.7 Million For Airports Across New York State Funding Includes $18,745,345 for Expansion and Reconstruction at Syracuse Hancock International Airport Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing…

Gillibrand Announces Wins In The Committee-Passed FY2027 Intelligence Bill, Including A Crackdown On Prediction Market Insider Trading Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that several of her provisions were included in…

Gillibrand, Colleagues Take Action To Roll Back Trump Administration Policy That Allows AI To Deny Medical Care To Seniors Thanks To The Trump Administration’s WISeR Model, Wait Times For Treatment Are 2 To 4 Times Longer In Some States for Patients with Traditional Medicare U.S. Senator Kirsten…

Gillibrand Applauds Multibillion-Dollar Investment In New York State’s Chips And Quantum Technology Ecosystem Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded more than $1.3 billion in federal CHIPS funding coming straight to New York State that will…

Gillibrand Announces $185.2 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Reduce Lead In New York Drinking Water Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, announced $185,223,000 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

Gillibrand Statement Ahead Of Trump Rally In Rockland County Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s visit to Rockland County tomorrow afternoon: “Tomorrow, while Trump rallies in New York, families around our state and nation are making…

Gillibrand, Schumer Announce $19.6 Million For Airport Infrastructure And Engineering Upgrades Across New York State U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), and…

Gillibrand Holds Aging Committee Hearing On Preventing Falls, Requests Study On Emerging Technology That Can Help Seniors Age Safely Watch The Hearing Here Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, held a committee hearing alongside Chairman…

Gillibrand Secures $40.5 Million To Combat PFAS Contamination In New York Funding Will Help Ensure That New Yorkers Have Safe Drinking Water Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, announced $40,525,000 in federal…

Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Prioritize American Workers In U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Negotiations Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with 14 of her Senate colleagues, wrote a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Trump administration to…

Gillibrand Demands Passage Of Bill To Provide Free Meals For All K-12 Students To Help New York Families Struggling Amid Rising Grocery And Gas Prices Over 14 million children are food insecure, and nearly 40% of SNAP recipients are 18 or younger Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a…

Gillibrand, Schumer Announce $156.5 Million ASAP Grant For Metropolitan Transportation Authority Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced…

Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Expand Service Members’ Access To Reproductive Health Care Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),…

Gillibrand Statement On Long Island Rail Road Strike Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, released the following statement regarding the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike that began…

On Long Island: Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Gillibrand Demands End To Reckless War With Iran To Provide Relief To Long Island Families Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at the Mobil gas station in Massapequa, slamming President Trump for causing the highest gas prices…

In Mattydale: Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Gillibrand Demands End To Reckless War With Iran To Provide Relief To Central New York Families Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at Byrne Dairy in Mattydale, calling out President Trump for causing the highest gas prices in…

In Buffalo: Amid Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Gillibrand Demands End To Trump’s Reckless War With Iran To Provide Relief To Western New York Families Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gaggled with reporters at an ARCO gas station in Buffalo, slamming President Trump for causing the highest gas…

Sen. Gillibrand, Reps. Kennedy And Meng Introduce New Legislation To Ban Enhanced Body Armor Use By Civilians Legislation would ban armor like that worn by the assailant in the 2022 Tops supermarket shooting in Buffalo, NY, which killed 10 people Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)…

Sen. Gillibrand, Reps. Pou And Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Civilian Victims Of Toxic Exposure ***Watch the Members’ Press Conference Here*** The Kenya Merritt Renewing Our PACT Act would allow civilians who served with U.S. troops in proximity to toxic burn pits to…

Watch: Gillibrand Presses The Pentagon On Cost Of Iran War And U.S. Bombing Of Civilian Schools And Hospitals Watch the exchange HERE At U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, CENTCOM’s Admiral Cooper acknowledged Pentagon has not investigated reports that U.S. and Israeli strikes hit 22…

Watch: Gillibrand Grills HUD Sec. Turner: “Stop With The Excuses, Just Explain Your Record **Watch the exchange here** Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), grilled Secretary…

Sens. Gillibrand And Blunt Rochester, Reps. Clarke And Fitzpatrick Introduce Legislation To Combat The Maternal Mental Health Crisis Mental health conditions—including substance use disorders—are the leading cause of preventable maternal death in the United States In New York, the maternal…

Gillibrand, Cruz Applaud Committee Passage Of Their Bills To Support First Responders And Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee’s passage of two of their bipartisan bills: the Officer John Barnes and…

Gillibrand Slams President Trump For Rising Gas Prices, Calls For An End To The Iran War Press Conference Follows Release Of A New Consumer Price Report That Shows That Inflation Is At Its Highest Level In Three Years Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) held a virtual press conference…

Gillibrand Statement On Trump’s Possible $10 Billion DOJ Pay Day And How It Could Be Better Spent Reversing Cuts To New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement on the New York Times report that the Justice Department is holding internal discussions about settling…

Senator Gillibrand Highlights How $1 Billion Could Fund Law Enforcement Instead Of Trump’s Ballroom During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is highlighting data showing how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars congressional Republicans want to pay for Donald Trump’s…

Gillibrand Statement On Trump Causing Consumer Prices To Hit Three-Year High U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement after a new consumer price report found that prices have surged to their highest level in three years, driven by Donald Trump s war in Iran and his…

Gillibrand, Schumer Push Secretary Hegseth To Restore Collective Bargaining Rights To 300,000 Department Of Defense Employees Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, along with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressmen Paul Tonko…

Gillibrand Calls On Centers For Disease Control And Prevention To Provide Public Updates On Hantavirus Spread Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fulfill its obligation to provide timely and accurate information about the…

Gillibrand Statement On Release Of UAP Files Today, after the Trump administration announced its release of files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement. Gillibrand has long championed UAP disclosure and transparency, and…

Gillibrand Announces $1 Billion In Funding For Second Avenue Subway Extension And Gateway Hudson Tunnel Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), announced $307 million in funding for the…

Gillibrand Statement On Trump’s Tariffs Being Struck Down Yet Again In Federal Court Today, after the Court of International Trade ruled that President Trump’s global 10% tariffs were unlawful, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “Once again, Donald Trump’s…

Gillibrand, Cantwell, Wyden, Booker Press FTC On Anti-Competitive Business Practices That Exacerbate Food Insecurity And Raise Grocery Prices Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) pressed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on…

Gillibrand, Schumer Call On Education Secretary McMahon To Rescind And Reissue TRIO Grant Announcements Senators Sound Alarm about “Fundamental Shift” in Program Mission Last week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Charles Schumer called on U.S. Department of Education Secretary…

Senators Gillibrand And Tillis Pass Resolution To Honor “Donut Dollies” For Wartime Service Volunteers offered recreational activities, emotional support, and a sense of home to troops in combat zones during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)…

Senators Gillibrand And Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Federal Pensions For Sex Offenders U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit convicted sex criminals from…

Gillibrand, Colleagues Announce Plan To Accelerate Tree Planting In Underserved Communities The Neighborhood Tree Act would authorize $2 billion for urban tree-planting programs U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced the Neighborhood Tree Act,…

Gillibrand Statement On The 60-Day Mark Of President Trump’s Unauthorized War In Iran Today, on the 60-day mark of President Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran, which has caused costs to soar for American families and spiked gas prices at unprecedented levels compared to the last four years, U.S.…

On May Day: Senator Gillibrand Stands With Labor Across New York State Gillibrand Stands with Teamsters Local 118, IBEW Local 43, and NYSUT in Union Visits New York, NY – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, stood with labor leaders and advocates at the Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester, the…

Gillibrand, Schumer Lead Bronx Congressional Delegation In Call For Trump Administration To Release $156.5 Million In Bronx Stations Accessibility Upgrade Funding Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and…